diff --git a/src/dask_awkward/lib/core.py b/src/dask_awkward/lib/core.py
index 8d22b05d..40898b11 100644
--- a/src/dask_awkward/lib/core.py
+++ b/src/dask_awkward/lib/core.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import keyword
 import logging
 import math
+import numbers
 import operator
 import sys
 import warnings
@@ -1425,7 +1426,7 @@ def _getitem_tuple(self, where):
                 dtype = where[0].layout.dtype.type
             except AttributeError:
                 dtype = where[0].layout.content.dtype.type
-            if issubclass(dtype, (np.bool_, bool, np.int64, np.int32, int)):
+            if issubclass(dtype, (np.bool_, numbers.Integral)):
                 return self._getitem_outer_bool_or_int_lazy_array(where)
 
         elif where[0] is Ellipsis:
@@ -1467,7 +1468,7 @@ def _getitem_single(self, where):
             while not hasattr(layout, "dtype"):
                 layout = layout.content
             dtype = layout.dtype.type
-            if issubclass(dtype, (np.bool_, bool, np.int64, np.int32, int)):
+            if issubclass(dtype, (np.bool_, numbers.Integral)):
                 return self._getitem_outer_bool_or_int_lazy_array(where)
 
         # a single ellipsis
diff --git a/tests/test_getitem.py b/tests/test_getitem.py
index bb52fb9b..e7dd3f8d 100644
--- a/tests/test_getitem.py
+++ b/tests/test_getitem.py
@@ -66,6 +66,21 @@ def test_single_int(daa: dak.Array, caa: ak.Array) -> None:
         assert caa["points"][i].tolist() == daa["points"][i].compute().tolist()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "dtype",
+    [np.int8, np.uint8, np.int16, np.uint16, np.int32, np.uint32, np.int64, np.uint64],
+)
+def test_multi_int(daa: dak.Array, caa: ak.Array, dtype: type) -> None:
+    a = daa["points"]["x"]
+    aix = ak.zeros_like(a, dtype=dtype)  # take first elements
+    c = caa["points"]["x"]
+    cix = ak.zeros_like(c, dtype=dtype)  # take first elements
+    assert_eq(
+        a[aix],
+        c[cix],
+    )
+
+
 def test_single_ellipsis(daa: dak.Array, caa: ak.Array) -> None:
     assert_eq(daa[...], caa[...])